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the con, mitt romney going to detroit and yelling, go bankrupt. a lot of giggles last night. >> good stuff. >>> scott mcgrew says a san francisco company is making a loony decision. >> it is. the san francisco-based credit card reader moving into canada. accepting the canadian dollar, sometimes nicknamed the loony. the company founded by twitter creator jack dorsey has been expanding quickly outsourcing other mobile payment companies like pay pal. this tiny company valued at $3.25 billion. that's american dollars. the federal open markets committee completes its rate setting meeting today. the last time this group met, it launched a round of stimulus we call quantitative easing, buying up home mortgages. it is possible the fed will say it's found more things to buy and try to push more cash into the economy. shares of netflix this morning. the company warned investors it probably would not sign up as many subscribers this year as it first hoped. netflix losing money. it needs to grow subscribers in order to pay for the expensive programming it off
the con, mitt romney going to detroit and yelling, go bankrupt. a lot of giggles last night. >> good stuff. >>> scott mcgrew says a san francisco company is making a loony decision. >> it is. the san francisco-based credit card reader moving into canada. accepting the canadian dollar, sometimes nicknamed the loony. the company founded by twitter creator jack dorsey has been expanding quickly outsourcing other mobile payment companies like pay pal. this tiny company valued...
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so far romney is declining to ask senate nominee to remove a campaign ad from the air featuring romney's endorsement of mourdock's senate bid. >>> earlier in the day the president sat down with brian william, part of exclusive behind the scenes access to president obama on the campaign trail, with just 12 days to go, brian asked the president if he surprised the race is so tight. >> after '08, power of incumbency, you got osama bin laden, you did not expect to be sitting on a more substantial race than we are here? >> no, brian, listen, you have short memory. folks in your business were writing me off a year ago, saying there's no way i would win. so, you know, these things go in ebbs and flows. the one thing i've always tried to be is steady in terms of what i'm believing in, who i'm fighting for. and i think that one of the qualities i bring to bear in this campaign is people see, what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered and they can have some confidence that the things i say i mean. >> you can see more of brian's interview with the president on the campaign t
so far romney is declining to ask senate nominee to remove a campaign ad from the air featuring romney's endorsement of mourdock's senate bid. >>> earlier in the day the president sat down with brian william, part of exclusive behind the scenes access to president obama on the campaign trail, with just 12 days to go, brian asked the president if he surprised the race is so tight. >> after '08, power of incumbency, you got osama bin laden, you did not expect to be sitting on a...
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president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. aim lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s. east koempts it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even some snow to areas. early this morning sandy slammed into cuba as a strong category 2 hurricane packing winds of 110 miles per hour. the storm is being blamed for two deaths so far, one in jamaica and one in haiti. nbc meteorologist bill karins has been tracking this powerful hurricane for us. bill, what can you tell us? >> this is going to be an historic event but eventually all the way up into areas of new england. let's get into it. the storm intensified before it slammed into cuba. there's the eye off the coast. this rain ban over haiti, they're also going to
president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. aim lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s....
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president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s. east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain and even snow to some areas. early this morning sandy slammed into cuba as a strong category 2 hurricane packing winds of 110 miles per hour. this storm is being blamed for two deaths so far, one in jamaica, one in haiti. so nbc's meteorologist bill karins is tracking this powerful hurricane this morning. bill, what can you tell us? >> we're in the middle of an historic event. it has already hit jamaica and it's over the top of cuba. it's going to head up into the bahamas. for the southeastern u.s. it will be a glancing blow as far as florida is concerned. th
president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks...
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romney and president obama crisscross the country trying to reach each voter. >> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers preexisting conditions, so -- >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> right now, hurricane sandy looks to become a menace to folks along the east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even some snow to some areas. now, early this morning sandy slammed into cubas a strong category 2 hurricane, packing wind of 110 miles per hour. this storm is being blamed for two deaths so far. one in jamaica and one in haiti. so, nbc meteorologist bill karins has been tracking this powerful hurricane this morning. what can you tell us? >> unfortunately, the storm intensified and right now over santiago cuba got nailed in the unfortunate right quadrant at the eye of landfall. jamaica, 75% of the island does not have power and bands over hatedty will cause life threatening flash flooding through the morning hours. the bahamas during the day toda
romney and president obama crisscross the country trying to reach each voter. >> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers preexisting conditions, so -- >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> right now, hurricane sandy looks to become a menace to folks along the east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even...
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mitt romney is politicizing this. if they cover this stuff up they politicized it. >> they would haved -- covered themselves a little bit when the pentagon and white house said they used the policies that were well ahead of laid out of an established policy. i thought that was a signal of there might be -- they might come out later on and say we need to change our policy but they followed the guidelines. you think that was a cover? >> i think what we have there was a coverup. we were able to watch this and survey it in real time that they had the ability the cooperation center and activated emergency alet network they could have had fast teams there they should have intervened they knew what was going on they had tables in advance from the ambassador he was requesting assistance requesting help there are things specifically they were preplanned attacks they weren't random and they were under fire. he was a sitting duck and the man was murdered. >>> all of the communications problems as the situation was unfolding we a
mitt romney is politicizing this. if they cover this stuff up they politicized it. >> they would haved -- covered themselves a little bit when the pentagon and white house said they used the policies that were well ahead of laid out of an established policy. i thought that was a signal of there might be -- they might come out later on and say we need to change our policy but they followed the guidelines. you think that was a cover? >> i think what we have there was a coverup. we...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the march begins are in the margin of error, they're in a tie. >>> it's time to press the flesh as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie pots has those details for us from washington, trais ssi, good morning. >> they're doing it by crisscrossing this country by hitting those battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. he is in nevada and iowa today. he'll be in ohio. a couple of stops there after last night with his running malt paul ryan. washington post abc poll there's a virtual tie. he's only one point behind, a virtual tie. he says that
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding...
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. >> unlike mitt romney, i am actually proud to talk about what is ended. >> the plan spells out his agenda for creating jobs and middle-class security. comes with a wave of republican criticism that the president is all talk with no agenda. >> the new strategy includes direct mail to voters and tv ads in swing states. >> the romney campaign says the president is offering more of the same. >> the president's path means 20 million people out of work, struggling for a good job. >> romney and running mate paul ryan are in nevada. romney says a bold reform is what the country needs, not the same old stale policies. >> we have not heard of an agenda from the president. >> with polls showing the race locked in a virtual tie, political analysts say the election may turn on which side has the better get out the vote machine. >> both teams are stealing a page from george w. bush. >> the swing state blitz will continue practically nonstop. mitt romney will also be hitting colorado, iowa, and ohio. >> how is the electoral college map looking at this point? >> the associated press is estimated t
. >> unlike mitt romney, i am actually proud to talk about what is ended. >> the plan spells out his agenda for creating jobs and middle-class security. comes with a wave of republican criticism that the president is all talk with no agenda. >> the new strategy includes direct mail to voters and tv ads in swing states. >> the romney campaign says the president is offering more of the same. >> the president's path means 20 million people out of work, struggling for...
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. >> reporter: the stevens are romney supporters. she took a few snapshots of what was left of their 4 by 8- foot romney sign in their front yard. >> there's political signs up and down the street. it is disheartening and sad that somebody would choose to do this. shame on them. freedom of speech, what's wrong with them? >> reporter: this is a friendly leesburg street where neighbors have differing views both democratic and republican signs put up. sure, a few spines have been stolen, but -- signs have been stolen, but never have they heard of one burning down. >> she has strong political beliefs. she's a good friend and definitely has the right to put her signs up in her yard. >> reporter: stevens has since put up a much smaller sign. >> it's just nasty. it's wrong. >> reporter: in leesburg, surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> there is sad news out of hawaii tonight where a veteran who captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands around the world passed away. 92-year-old frank tonabi's story went viral earlier this week avenue filled out h
. >> reporter: the stevens are romney supporters. she took a few snapshots of what was left of their 4 by 8- foot romney sign in their front yard. >> there's political signs up and down the street. it is disheartening and sad that somebody would choose to do this. shame on them. freedom of speech, what's wrong with them? >> reporter: this is a friendly leesburg street where neighbors have differing views both democratic and republican signs put up. sure, a few spines have been...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 4:28 is your time right now. it is 63 degrees in the nation's capital. what kind of impact will sandy have in our area? forecast in ju
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how do you think things are going there for governor romney? do you think it is possible he could win o hi a? >> i may two trips to ohio -- the think it is possible for him to win ohio? >> i made two trips to ohio. there is a wave of taking over state house state senate and state legislatures. you hampshire is the same way. they have 2/3 of the senate and 2/3 of the house is republican. in ohio, kasich wins by a couple of points, but they take over the state house and the state senate. a win 10 out of 18 congressional seats. we are projecting things, you cannot go from 2008 and 2010 and say we are went back to 2008 before we get to 2012. it is a direct line from 2010 to get to 2012. of the polls are underestimating where we will be. my prediction is that this will be 1918. this will be an election that was projected to be close. -- my prediction is that this -- be 980. -- 1980. >> how to reconcile some of the policy positions you have that are different from governor romney, particularly when it pertains to foreign affairs and being on the camp
how do you think things are going there for governor romney? do you think it is possible he could win o hi a? >> i may two trips to ohio -- the think it is possible for him to win ohio? >> i made two trips to ohio. there is a wave of taking over state house state senate and state legislatures. you hampshire is the same way. they have 2/3 of the senate and 2/3 of the house is republican. in ohio, kasich wins by a couple of points, but they take over the state house and the state...
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romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was known as the renegade. if someone criticized the gop, mccain is different, he's a maverick. with mitt romney we're not exactly sure. he's perceived as someone who switches positions so many times that you're not sure what his position is. when someone says something negative, how are you sure it's not true? one of the things it didn't show, one of his surrogates who said abortion isn't an important issue. he was speaking on behalf of the romney campaign. that's an anchor. that's when you start seeing the incanninging. >> is there still
romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was...
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romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney strategy if you were on twitter last night, reading the analysis afterwards, a lot of conservatives thought romney could have gone too far for applauding the president. i praise the president, i agree with the president actually. was that part of the strategy? >> it was part of the strategy. he may have done it more than his own advisers would have liked. but the point was to suggest mature, responsible, that he would be a steady hand on foreign policy. that he's not a war mongerme mm. by agreeing with the president, he took the edge off of that. the president is not scene quite as f
romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney...
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governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this. >
governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya....
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romney is calling it a sign of being desperate, even as romney was racking up his own air miles. we'll check in with the romney camp, but first, brian williams has been given full access to the campaign swing. he checks in tonight from denver. >> reporter: well, lester, good evening, having approached both campaigns about getting access and spending time with them as we get close today finds us in the middle of roughly 24 hours riding along during several stops with the obama campaign. earlier today that meant a stop in iowa. we had an opportunity to sit down with the president, all of that, by the way, for a special package on tomorrow evening's broadcast of "rock center." i started out today asking him where he finds himself in this race right now. how is it that with what 13 days to go -- you are fighting for your life in a 47-47-race? >> well, actually, i think that you know, we always knew this was going to be a close race from the start. and what we have right now is a lead that we have maintained throughout this campaign, and we are going to just continue to drive home the
romney is calling it a sign of being desperate, even as romney was racking up his own air miles. we'll check in with the romney camp, but first, brian williams has been given full access to the campaign swing. he checks in tonight from denver. >> reporter: well, lester, good evening, having approached both campaigns about getting access and spending time with them as we get close today finds us in the middle of roughly 24 hours riding along during several stops with the obama campaign....
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they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are nervous about a storm about to hit the coast. our thoughts and prayers are with the people who find themselves in harms way. [ applause ] >> so both sides recognizing the fact sandy is going to dominate the realities, the lives of so many voters over the next week. do you think though, that is going to implement the change where more focus as we talk about the campaigns staying tight in ohio. more attention going into that state? >> yeah, i think that remains to be seen. earlier today, the president mentioned it remains to be seen whether this is going to affect
they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some...
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i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will they win enough seats and next week take the majority? >> yes or no? 50%, you know, i can't tell you for sure. i think there's several we're going to pick up, but there may be a few that we don't hold as well, so we'll have to see which direction we go, but it's -- you know, it's going to be a real big year if we win the senate, i think. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you wor
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it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will hit four of the states from davenport to reno, nevada. the latest "washington post"/abc news poll, this race is statistically tied. mitt romney looking to claim the momentum yesterday with just 13 days to go. >> these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. i had to look at the president's campaign as well through the eyes of those debates. and well, you know, he's been reduced to try to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kinds and
it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the results as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, for the first time since the party conventions in august governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest washington post abc poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points and since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. >>> well, the time to press the flesh is getting short for the candidates as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie potts has the details for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. they are really focusing on the swing states in the final two weeks before the campaign. governor romney and paul ryan in colorado at a rally there talking about why they feel they're close to winning this election. the gov
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the results as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, for the first time since the party conventions in august governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest washington post abc poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% to 48%....
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senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and the time to press the flesh is getting short for the keanes as they try to lock in every single last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie potts has details for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. they're doing it by crisscrossing this country, hitting the battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. is he in nevada and iowa today. he's going to be in ohio tomorrow after last night rallying with his running mate, paul ryan. he had a huge rally in colorado, in addition to that "washington post"/abc poll there's a virtual tie in the latest reuters poll. he's on
senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and...
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. >> mitt romney and running mate paul ryan spoke about an hour ago at a rally in denver. earlier in the day romney was in henderson nevada, who said he would help small business owners. the president took aim at romney in the biggest battleground state of them all. >> if you say you won't give a big tax cut to the wealthy but you're on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1%, that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. >> president obama continues the romnesia theme while appearing with joe biden in dayton. mr. obama accused romney of waffling on several key issues but the obama campaign may be bracing for card from donald trump who says he will big announcement related to president obama tomorrow. details have not been released. close to the home, community and religious leaders were in silver spring tonight urging people to support question 4. >> making sure that all of our maryland youth have the opportunity to go to college and university. >> question 4 is also known as the dream act and if passed, it would allow the children of illegal immigrants to
. >> mitt romney and running mate paul ryan spoke about an hour ago at a rally in denver. earlier in the day romney was in henderson nevada, who said he would help small business owners. the president took aim at romney in the biggest battleground state of them all. >> if you say you won't give a big tax cut to the wealthy but you're on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1%, that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. >> president obama continues the...
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mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the job itself. >> it's funny. one of the things about being on the campaign trail, you're in air force one, marine one, these big motorcades. michelle jokes that i have everything but a caboose and a dog sled behind me wherever i'm driving. none of that is the presidency. the presidency is all about who's going to fight for the american people every single day. even when you've got to make tough decisions that are unpopular because you have some compass about what this campaign can be. there are mistakes i've made every single day. but my compass has be
mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the...
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camp issued a statement saying that romney disagrees with murdock's views on rape. this is the second candidate to make controversial comments about rape and pregnancy this campaign season. missouri's todd aiken faced a stream of criticism, but refused to with draw from the race. -- to withdraw from the race. >> this candidate murdock, is he a political newcomer? >> not at all. he has been part of politics since the 1980s. this is his second term as treasurer. he has also served several different local and state positions. >> will be interesting to see what the headlines are tomorrow. >> very interesting. >> liz, thank you. >>> well, if you sat down in front of the tv last night, you certainly had a lot of options, and tonight we can declare a winner. in third place, the giants absolute dismantling of the st. louis cardinals. about 8 million americans tuned in for game 7. that's pretty good. in second place, monday night football, where almost 11 million people watched the bears beat the lions, and with the dominant win, yes, the third presidential debate, which dre
camp issued a statement saying that romney disagrees with murdock's views on rape. this is the second candidate to make controversial comments about rape and pregnancy this campaign season. missouri's todd aiken faced a stream of criticism, but refused to with draw from the race. -- to withdraw from the race. >> this candidate murdock, is he a political newcomer? >> not at all. he has been part of politics since the 1980s. this is his second term as treasurer. he has also served...
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tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliff-hanger with the candidates now dead even. chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an evenly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie amo
tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> heading into...
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and mitt romney deciding the best strategy was to play it safe. in the third and final debate, the president wasted little time touting his foreign policy achievements. >> we ended the war in iraq, refocused our attention on those who actually killed us on 911. and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to poke holes in obama's position, while trying to stay above the fray. >> i see iran four years closer to a bomb. i see the middle east with a rising tide of violence, chaos, tumult. i see jihadists continuing to spread. >> reporter: but for most of the debate, the president tried to belittle his republican foe's lack of foreign policy experience. >> i know you haven't been in a position to execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: the president mocked mr. romney's repeated attempts to agree with many of his policies. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin ladin and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> i'm glad that you agr
and mitt romney deciding the best strategy was to play it safe. in the third and final debate, the president wasted little time touting his foreign policy achievements. >> we ended the war in iraq, refocused our attention on those who actually killed us on 911. and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to poke holes in obama's position, while trying to stay above the fray. >> i see iran four years closer to a bomb. i...
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romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about snowfall in west virginia, how long it would take to get power restored. all the way to the ohio valley, he was told. then he emerged before cameras and made a lengthy statement. we are going play it for you now. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, all of us across the country are concerned about the potential impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. my first message is to all the people across the eastern sea board, mid-atlantic going north that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructi
romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about...
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but so could president obama, even if romney wins ohio in those other states. the tiebreaker would be colorado. meaning whoever wins colorado in that one narrow scenario, romney winning ohio, and those other states, that candidate would win the white house. but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition case. >>> a family is puzzled and disturbed after catching a woman doing something strange to their lawn furniture. >>> and we're still tracking sandy for you. here's a live look at west palm beach. our live team coverage continues from florida, plus veronica will be back to tell us just how much damage this storm could do to our region. stay with us. anncr: five hundred and thirty seven. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. newscaster: florida is too close to call... anncr: the difference between what was... and what could have been. so this year, if y
but so could president obama, even if romney wins ohio in those other states. the tiebreaker would be colorado. meaning whoever wins colorado in that one narrow scenario, romney winning ohio, and those other states, that candidate would win the white house. but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition...
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both campaigns see to agree, leaning romney. so we're looking at that midwestern part of the country, ohio, iowa and wisconsin. >> thanks, chuck. >>> all the agreement we just chronicled seemed to be a move to the center as we said by governor romney, just two weeks before the election. taking positions he has not taken before. we get a check of some of the facts tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> mitt romney's switch to a more moderate foreign policy last night was clearly aimed at independent women voters. so called security moms. in the past, romney has taken a hardline on the possibility of military action against iran, to stop its nuclear program. last night he emphasized diploma diplomacy. >> a military action is the last resort. it is something one would only consider if all of the other avenues had been tried to their full extent. >> on syria, romney used to talk about the u.s. arming the rebels. then two weeks ago, he said the u.s. should help allied partners a
both campaigns see to agree, leaning romney. so we're looking at that midwestern part of the country, ohio, iowa and wisconsin. >> thanks, chuck. >>> all the agreement we just chronicled seemed to be a move to the center as we said by governor romney, just two weeks before the election. taking positions he has not taken before. we get a check of some of the facts tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> mitt romney's...
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governor romney used every opportunity every question. we started out asking about libya. not much was said there. it kept going back to the economy and economic issues. so i think that's where they think this is going to be won and lost. i think the other takeaway is and what to look for down the road they're going to go all out now and they're going to have to. this thing is very, very close. it is so close we may wind up seeing one candidate win the popular vote, another win the electoral vote. it could wind up in an hrerl vote tie which would be a total can of worms and a nightmare. who's going to win this thing? i think that's still to be decided. the only thing that i would bet money on right now is this is not going to be a year when any candidate wins in a landslide. it's going to be this close. >> pelley: bob, thanks, and well done last night. on wall street today stocks were down again. the dow plunged 243 points today to close at 13,102. we asked anthony mason why investors are unloading stock. >> reporter: the selloff started after chemical giant dupont said bu
governor romney used every opportunity every question. we started out asking about libya. not much was said there. it kept going back to the economy and economic issues. so i think that's where they think this is going to be won and lost. i think the other takeaway is and what to look for down the road they're going to go all out now and they're going to have to. this thing is very, very close. it is so close we may wind up seeing one candidate win the popular vote, another win the electoral...
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governor romney says it and too little too late. according to the commerce department the economy grew at 2 percent rate the last few months up .7 percent, but analysts say not enough to boost hiring. the president is acknowledging more work needs to be done but claiming growth will slow under governor romney's plan. the president says mitt romney has given us nothing but a drastic plan that independent economists say will fail to create jobs and low g.d.p. growth by an average of percent. governor romney responded this afternoon giving what the campaign billed as a "major economic speech" in the swing state of iowa. >> where are the jobs? where are the nine million more jobs president obama promised the stimulus would have created by now? they are in china. mexico. canada. in countries that have made themselves more attractive for entrepreneurs and business and investment as his policies have made it less attractive. >>shepard: government holds an education on economic issues with 51 percent trust him more to handle the economy and
governor romney says it and too little too late. according to the commerce department the economy grew at 2 percent rate the last few months up .7 percent, but analysts say not enough to boost hiring. the president is acknowledging more work needs to be done but claiming growth will slow under governor romney's plan. the president says mitt romney has given us nothing but a drastic plan that independent economists say will fail to create jobs and low g.d.p. growth by an average of percent....
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we would be getting with respect to foreign policy. >> the doubts about governor romney's beliefs expressed in rolling stone. "you know kids have good instinct. they look at the other guy and say that's a [ bleep ] i can tell." the new poll gives the president a 50 to 45 edge in the crucial state of ohio. >> we're gonna win ohio! >> but six minutes before that -- >> it wod be easier to find people who voted for barack obama and change their minds. i need ohio. ohio is going to set the course of the nation. we're going to win. >> by using a page from the two now eight obama campaign book. >> we want a president who will actually bring big changes, and i will and he won't. >> there was good news for governor romney that in cbs poll which shows him leading by seven points among independent voters in ohio, the voters both candidates are targeting. some campaign finance reports were due today. when the numbers get crunched we may find the cost of this year's campaign has reached $2 billion. >> and that is a lot of money. thank you, gary. join us tomorrow 5:00 as andrea mccarren continues our ser
we would be getting with respect to foreign policy. >> the doubts about governor romney's beliefs expressed in rolling stone. "you know kids have good instinct. they look at the other guy and say that's a [ bleep ] i can tell." the new poll gives the president a 50 to 45 edge in the crucial state of ohio. >> we're gonna win ohio! >> but six minutes before that -- >> it wod be easier to find people who voted for barack obama and change their minds. i need ohio....
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according to a new abc news/washington post" poll favor governor romney versus 47% for the president. he wrapped up a campaign stop in chicago to cast an early ballot. this is a first for a presidential nominee and, yes, in accordance with illinois early voting laws, he did have to show his i.d. >>> mitt romney made three stops in ohio thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business because i want more jobs, my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. >> nbc's brian williams spent the past two days on the campaign trail with president obama often gaining exclusive access to the commander in chief. while in the office aboard air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the job itself. >> it's funny. one of the things about being on the campaign trail, you're in air force one and you're in marine one and these big motorcades and michelle jokes i have everything but a caboose and a dog sl
according to a new abc news/washington post" poll favor governor romney versus 47% for the president. he wrapped up a campaign stop in chicago to cast an early ballot. this is a first for a presidential nominee and, yes, in accordance with illinois early voting laws, he did have to show his i.d. >>> mitt romney made three stops in ohio thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see...
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i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of the national republican committee, i'm responsible for house races, our candidates and performances. i think we're doing a great job. we have african-american, matter of fact, haitian american candidate doing a good job. downtown in new york, new york city out on the island, probably going to win his race. richard tesei in massachusetts, a man who will win -- a republican in massachusetts. this is the kind of strength that the house republicans have, as we talk about the issues of growing jobs and making america stro
i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of...
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let me show you where this takes us. 269 for romney. 269 for the president. here, and i have no more electoral votes to push. this would mean we would have the constitution work, and this would also mean, brian, that the most likely outcome in this is the house would elect romney president, and the senate would elect biden vp. there are a lot of possible scenarios, this one, not so implausible. >> chuck, step away from the math, we have days to go, many different scenarios, we'll be checking in with you, chuck todd, washington. >>> and now, we turn to a tragic story around the country today. it happens around the country. this begins with a very big number, in this country, 13 million children are turned over to the care of somebody other than their parents, in many cases while their parents go to work. last night here in new york city, the absolute unthinkable happened. we get more on the story. >> reporter: marina krim returned home thursday with her three-year-old daughter to find her other two children dead. police say two-year-old leo and six-year-old lu
let me show you where this takes us. 269 for romney. 269 for the president. here, and i have no more electoral votes to push. this would mean we would have the constitution work, and this would also mean, brian, that the most likely outcome in this is the house would elect romney president, and the senate would elect biden vp. there are a lot of possible scenarios, this one, not so implausible. >> chuck, step away from the math, we have days to go, many different scenarios, we'll be...